Shocking school bus crash injures three
A Lexington school bus overturned in a yard after it collided with a car at Alumni Drive and Squires Road outside of Man o’ War Boulevard, police said.
No children were on the bus.
The crash happened about 7:30 a.m. That portion of Alumni Drive at Squires was reopened about 9:45 a.m.
The driver of the car was on Squires turning inbound on Alumni but didn’t yield at the stop sign, according to police. When the car turned right, it crashed into the bus, police said. The bus spun on its side and crashed into a fence near a house.
According to police, the car’s driver was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital with serious injuries. The bus driver and the monitor on the bus had minor injuries, police said.
No charges have been filed, police said.
A school bus is on its side and a car is totaled following a wreck at Alumni and Squires. No children were on board the bus. pic.twitter.com/MAb5qx7pjI
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Another view of the wreck on Alumni and Squires. pic.twitter.com/m7osl3DqMC
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The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the bus and a monitor on the bus both had minor injuries, according to police. pic.twitter.com/vyRPjtp7IU
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According to police, the driver of the car was turning from Squires to Alumni when it crashed into the bus.
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This story was originally published December 7, 2017 at 8:38 AM with the headline "Shocking school bus crash injures three."